Sometimes I look at people on the commuter train, around my neighborhood, at sports events, and think how blissfully ignorant these people are. They think they have the world by the short hairs and it would take an alarming event to jar them from...

The University of Alabama canceled classes from Jan. 6-8 to permit students and faculty to attend the BCS Championship Game against No. 2 Texas on Jan. 7 in Pasadena, Calif. In case anyone was concerned about the missed classes, the school announced...

There has been a big deal made by the Chicago Sun-Times and my old friend Rick Telander that another Rick, Morrissey had left the Tribune and would now be writing for the Sun-Times. I read Morrissey occasionally, usually only paying attention when he...

So, the bowl and BCS Gods have spoken and now we know certain things: • Undefeated Alabama and Texas will face each other in the BCS Championship game on January 7th. It should be a good one but the Fiesta Bowl between undefeated TCU and Boise...

Since I posted a couple of days ago, convincing stories have been flying all over about Tiger Woods being involved in numerous extramarital affairs. It doesn’t surprise me at all. After all, Woods is talented, rich, famous, clean cut, good looking,...